Setting the XML Schema Version
Oxygen XML Editor lets you set the version of the XML Schema you are editing either in
the XML Schema preferences page, or through the versioning attributes.
If you want to use the versioning attributes, set the minVersion and maxVersion
attributes, from the http://www.w3.org/2007/XMLSchema-versioning namespace, on the
schema root element.
Note: The versioning attributes take priority over the XML Schema
version defined in the preferences page.
Versioning Attributes | XML Schema Version |
---|---|
minVersion = "1.0" maxVersion = "1.1" | 1.0 |
minVersion = "1.1" | 1.1 |
minVersion = "1.0" maxVersion = greater than "1.1" | The XML Schema version defined in the XML Schema preferences page |
Not set in the XML Schema document | The XML Schema version defined in the XML Schema preferences page |
To change the XML Schema version of the current document, use the Change XML
Schema version action from the contextual menu. This is available both in the
Text mode, and in the Design mode and opens
the Change XML Schema version dialog box. The following options are
available:
- XML Schema 1.0 - Inserts the minVersion and maxVersion attributes on the schema element and gives them the values "1.0" and "1.1" respectively. Also, the namespace declaration (xmlns:vc=http://www.w3.org/2007/XMLSchema-versioning) is inserted automatically if it does not exist.
- XML Schema 1.1 - Inserts the minVersion attribute on the schema element and gives it the value "1.1". Also, removes the maxVersion attribute if it exists and adds the versioning namespace (xmlns:vc=http://www.w3.org/2007/XMLSchema-versioning) if it is not declared.
- Default XML Schema version - Removes the minVersion and maxVersion attributes from the schema element. The default schema version, defined in the XML Schema preferences page, is used.
Note: The Change XML Schema version action is also available in
the informative panel presented at the top of the edited XML Schema. If you close this
panel, it will no longer appear until you restore Oxygen XML Editor to its default
options.
Oxygen XML Editor automatically uses the version set through the versioning attributes, or the default version if the versioning attributes are not declared, when proposing content completion elements and validating an XML Schema. Also, the XML instance validation against an XML Schema is aware of the versioning attributes defined in the XML Schema.
When you generate sample XML files from an XML Schema, Oxygen XML Editor takes into account the minVersion and maxVersion attributes defined in the XML Schema.